WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Buddhism was introduced into Korea in 372 CE during the Koguryo Kingdom period by a monk named Sundo who came from Qian Qin Dynasty China. In 384, monk Malananda brought Buddhism to Paekche from the Eastern Jin State of China. In Silla, Buddhism was disseminated by monk Ado of Koguryo by the mid-fifth century.

Detailed explanation-2: -Buddhism was first introduced into the Korean peninsula from China in the 4th century ce, when the country was divided into the three kingdoms of Paekche, Koguryŏ, and Silla.

Detailed explanation-3: -Buddhism became the official religion of one of Korea’s early kingdoms in 372, after a priest arrived from China with Buddhist images and scriptures.

Detailed explanation-4: -The oldest religious ideas in Korea are called Shamanism today. These are beliefs that the natural world is filled with spirits, both helpful and harmful, that can be addressed by people with special powers called shamans.

Detailed explanation-5: -The oldest indigenous religion of Korea is the Korean folk religion (a version of Shamanism), which has been passed down from prehistory to the present.

Detailed explanation-6: -Buddhism, in Korean Bulgyo, was introduced by monks who visited and studied in China and then brought back various Buddhist sects during the Three Kingdoms period. It became the official state religion in all Three Kingdoms and subsequent dynasties, with monks often holding important advisory roles in governments.